toddlaffler Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Can someone recommend a good wedding photography book? Is there a definitive stand out? I'm looking for both technique, and the marketing/business side as well. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stnoonan Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Hi Todd, <p>I like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883403367/ref=nosim/seantnoonanphoto">Wedding Photography: Art, Business, and Style</a>. It is the closest thing to a good all-in-one I've seen. I'll be interested to hear what other readers have found. <p>Good luck! <p>Sean <br><a href="http://www.stnphotography.com">www.stnphotography.com</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_schilling___chicago_ Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 I like Steve Sint's book as well and also thought that Patrick Rice's book "Professional Digital Imaging for Wedding & Portrait Photographers" was worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon jacobson Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 I like the Bambi Cantrell books for pure wedding photographic inspiration. Another book I like, pertaining to the business side of things, is Vik Orenstein's <i>Building your Photography Business</i>.<p>Orenstein is a studio portrait photographer, and her book needs a little translation for wedding photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ_butner___portland__or Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 "Wedding Photography: Art, Business and Style" by Steve Sint. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_dutchman1 Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 "The Lucrative Photographer" by Till(?) is focused on the business side only, but a good place to start. I don't think one book could handle technique, style and business without being too broad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenPapai Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 The Sint and Cantrell books mentioned above seem to be the best (or most popular). I find them EXCELLENT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djphoto Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 I've read many books on the subject of wedding photography, but the one that has influenced me most is "Modern Wedding Photography" by Suzanne Szasz. An outstanding photojournalist for many nationalmagazines from the 40s through the 70s, she was actually the mother of wedding photojournalism and predated Denis Reggie by quite a few years. Her book was published in 1976 or '77, but many of the photographs in were made in the 60s. Reggie, whom I respect greatly, is widely thought to be the father of wedding PJ (a conception he has helped propagate), but he was in fact the popularizer of the genre, not the father of it. Contrary to biology, wedding photojournalism had only a mother, no father. Except for clothing and hair styles, Szasz's work looks as fresh as anything being done today. In fact, if contemporary wedding photographers would like to see the originals of many shots which have become wedding photojournalism cliches, I recommend picking up a copy of "Modern Wedding Photography." It is readily available from used book sources such as abebooks.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddlaffler Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 Thank you everyone who responded, I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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